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The first CHSSP activity began in 1989 at UCLA, shortly after the California Subject Matter Projects (CSMP) was created in 1988. Other campus sites arose beginning in 1991. CHSSP sites are located in departments of history and education at universities across the state. Scholars and K-12 teachers, current and former, collaborate to lead engaging professional development programs for the teachers in their region.

The UC Berkeley History-Social Science Project seeks to bridge the academy and K-12 communities to help teachers strengthen their instructional practice and provide equitable educational opportunities to all students, through a model of learning, practicing, and doing.

History Project at UC Davisprovides professional learning for teachers in the greater Sacramento region by bringing together scholars and teachers to improve history-social science education and develop an informed, engaged, and literate citizenry.

The UC Irvine History Project provides an institutional framework for collaboration between the UCI History Department and K-12 history-social science teachers in Orange County. The UCI History Project is dedicated to the mission of providing a space for history teachers at varying points in their career to engage in high-quality professional development.

The UCLA History-Geography Project collaborates with educational researchers, historians and practitioners to design and lead professional development programs that enrich K-12 history-social studies instruction.

The Dominguez Hills History Project is dedicated to the mission of advancing high-quality history instruction in the elementary classroom through work with pre-service teacher candidates, offering professional development with TK-5 teachers, and by providing resources of lessons and materials to use in the classroom.

The History and Civics Project at UC Santa Cruz believes that high quality history and civics education is vital to building a more just society and preparing California’s diverse students to be literate, knowledgeable, and engaged citizens.